Courtney

Twin brothers are born in the wilds of Natal in the 1870s. Fate, war and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them apart, but a continent is awakening and on the horizon dawns the promise of fortune, adventure and love.

Sean Courtney, the impulsive adventurer, returns from the wilderness a rich man - until he is robbed by the Boers of his wagons, his gold and the girl he loves. A grim homecoming finds his country in the grip of war, but family conflicts prove more bitter.

A passionate affair between a French aristocrat and Michael Courtney forces her to set out and seek a future for their unborn child in Africa, but first she must brave the terrors of war, shipwreck, fever and the vastness of Namibia before finding a home.

It is 1952 and the Courtney family empire has come to dominate the lives of both white and black South Africans. Change, however, is on the way and Shasa will be forced to betray his ideals for a misguided dream of national unity.

Sean Courtney, hunter and guerrilla fighter, is swept up in a new war. Caught between two rival armies, his love for the woman at his side and his instincts as a trained fighter, Courtney finds himself the captive of a brutal enemy from his past.

In 1667 the naval war between the Dutch and the English still rages. A fighting caravel commanded by Sir Francis Courtney and his son Hal, is on patrol off Southern Africa. It lies in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company, laden with timber, spices and gold!

Sir Henry Courtney prepares for a dangerous mission in the service of the Crown. His four sons, all very different from each other, also embark on adventures that will change their lives and shape the destiny of the Courtney family. Some explicit sexual content.

After struggling through adversity, the Courtney clan reach the Cape of Good Hope. The younger members of the family must now stake their claim in South Africa. To do so they travel the infamous 'Robber's Road', a journey that is both hazardous and exhilarating.

East African Coast, 1670. The Golden Bough, captained by Henry 'Hal' Courtney, is running south from Ethiopia to Zanzibar, when he discovers his mortal enemy,the Buzzard, still lives and is hell-bent on revenge. He must pursue his nemesis through the seedy underbelly of Zanzibar's slave markets and shark-infested waters, imperilling his own life at every turn.

When a family tragedy forces Saffron to move from Kenya to England, she is drawn into the heart of the gathering storm of the Second World War. Gerhard von Meerbach is the privileged younger brother of a vocal supporter of the Nazi Party. As the war looms, Saffron and Gerhard’s worlds will collide – but will there be more to unite them than tear them apart?

Francis Courtney sails to South Africa with revenge on his mind: his uncle Tom Courtney killed his father, and Francis intends to avenge his death. Christopher Courtney sets out to make his own way in the world. The perils on his journey carve a fierce warrior out of him, but they also harden his soul. As the lives of these two Courtney men intertwine, the sins of the fathers will forever alter the lives of a younger generation.